2021 KIA NIRO HYBRID EV high beam

Features of your vehicle
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When driving downhill or uphill.
When only part of the vehicle in
front is visible on a crossroad or
curved road.
When there is a traffic light, reflect-
ing sign, flashing sign or mirror.
When the road conditions are bad
such as being wet or covered with
snow.
When the front vehicle’s head-
lamps are off but the fog lamps on.
When a vehicle suddenly appears
from a curve.
When the vehicle is tilted from a
flat tire or being towed.
When the Lane Keeping Assist
system warning light illuminates. (if
equipped)✽ ✽
NOTICE
• Do not place any accessories,
stickers or tint the windshield.
• Have the windshield glass replaced
from an authorized dealer.
• Do not remove or damage related
parts of High Beam Assist system.
• Be careful that water doesn’t get
into the High Beam Assist unit.
• Do not place objects on the dash-
board that reflect light such as
mirrors, white paper, etc. The sys-
tem may malfunction if sunlight is
reflected.
• At times, High Beam Assist sys-
tem may not work properly,
always check the road conditions
for your safety. When the system
does not operate normally, manu-
ally change between the high
beam and low beam.
Turn signals and lane change
signals
The ignition switch must be on for the
turn signals to function. To turn on
the turn signals, move the lever up or
down (A). The green arrow indicators
on the instrument panel indicate
which turn signal is operating.
They will self-cancel after a turn is
completed. If the indicator continues
to flash after a turn, manually return
the lever to the OFF position.
To signal a lane change, move the
turn signal lever slightly and hold it in
position (B). The lever will return to
the OFF position when released.
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• Tire terminology and definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-51
• All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-54
• Summer tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-54
• Snow tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-55
• Radial-ply tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-55
• Low aspect ratio tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-56
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-58
• Inner panel fuse replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-59
• Engine compartment fuse replacement. . . . . . . . . . . 7-61
• Fuse/relay panel description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-64
Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-86
• Bulb replacement precaution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-86
• Light bulb position (Front). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-87
• Light bulb position (Rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-88
• Light bulb position (Side) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-89
• Headlamp (High/Low beam) (Bulb type) bulb
replacement (Headlamp type A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-90
• Front turn signal lamp (Bulb type) bulb
replacement (Headlamp type A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-91
• Front side marker (Bulb type) bulb replacement
(Headlamp type A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-92
• Headlamp (High/Low beam) (LED type) bulb
replacement (Headlamp type B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-92• Front turn signal (LED type) bulb replacement
(Headlamp type B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-93
• Front side marker (LED type) bulb replacement
(Headlamp type B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-93
• Daytime running lamp/Position lamp (LED type)
bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-93
• Front fog lamp (Bulb/LED type) bulb
replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-94
• Stop and tail lamp, Rear turn signal lamp
(Bulb type) bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-94
• Tail lamp (inside) (Bulb type) bulb replacement . . . 7-95
• Rear side marker (Bulb type) bulb replacement . . . 7-96
• Stop and tail lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . . 7-98
• Rear side marker (LED type) bulb replacement . . . 7-98
• Back-up lamp (Bulb type) bulb replacement . . . . . . 7-98
• License plate lamp (Bulb type) bulb replacement . . 7-99
• High mounted stop lamp (LED type) bulb
replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-99
• Side repeater lamp (LED type) bulb replacement. . 7-100
• Map lamp (Bulb type) bulb replacement . . . . . . . . 7-100
• Map lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . . . . . . . . 7-101
• Vanity mirror lamp (Bulb type) bulb replacement. . 7-101
• Room lamp (Bulb type) bulb replacement . . . . . . . 7-102
• Room lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . . . . . . . 7-102
• Liftgate room lamp (Bulb type) bulb replacement . . 7-103
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Maintenance
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Headlamp (High/Low beam)
(Bulb type) bulb replacement
(Headlamp type A)
1. Open the hood.
2. Remove the headlamp bulb cover
by turning it counterclockwise.
3. Disconnect the headlamp bulb
socket-connector.
4. Remove the bulb-socket from the
headlamp assembly by turning the
bulb-socket counterclockwise until
the tabs on the bulb-socket align
with the slots on the headlamp
assembly.5. Install a new bulb-socket assem-
bly in the headlamp assembly by
aligning the tabs on the bulb-sock-
et with the slots in the headlamp
assembly. Push the bulb-socket
into the headlamp assembly and
turn the bulb-socket clockwise.
6. Install the headlamp bulb cover by
turning it clockwise.
Headlamp bulb
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WARNING- Halogen
bulbs
Halogen bulbs contain pres-
surized gas that will produce
flying pieces of glass if broken.
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Maintenance
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Front side marker (Bulb type)
bulb replacement (Headlamp
type A)
1. Open the hood.
2. Remove the bulb-socket from the
headlamp assembly by turning the
bulb-socket counterclockwise until
the tabs on the bulb-socket align
with the slots on the headlamp
assembly.
3. Remove the bulb from the bulb-
socket by pulling it out.
4. Insert a new bulb by inserting it
into the bulb-socket.5. Install the socket in the headlamp
assembly by aligning the tabs on
the bulb-socket with the slots in
the assembly. Push the bulb-sock-
et into the headlamp assembly
and turn the socket clockwise.
Headlamp (High/Low beam)
(LED type) bulb replacement
(Headlamp type B)
If the headlamp (LED type) (1) does
not operate, have the vehicle
checked by an authorized Kia dealer.
The LED lamp cannot be replaced
as a single component because it is
an integrated unit. The LED lamp has
to be replaced with the unit.
A skilled technician should check or
repair the headlamp (LED type), for it
may damage related parts of the
vehicle.
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Index
Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-86
Back-up lamp (Bulb type) bulb replacement . . . . . . 7-98
Bulb replacement precaution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-86
Daytime running lamp/Position lamp (LED type)
bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-93
Front fog lamp (Bulb/LED type) bulb replacement . 7-94
Front side marker (Bulb type) bulb replacement
(Headlamp type A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-92
Front side marker (LED type) bulb replacement
(Headlamp type B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-93
Front turn signal (LED type) bulb replacement
(Headlamp type B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-93
Front turn signal lamp (Bulb type) bulb replacement
(Headlamp type A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-91
Headlamp (High/Low beam) (Bulb type) bulb
replacement (Headlamp type A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-90
Headlamp (High/Low beam) (LED type) bulb
replacement (Headlamp type B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-92
High mounted stop lamp (LED type) bulb
replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-99
License plate lamp (Bulb type) bulb replacement . . 7-99
Liftgate room lamp (Bulb type) bulb replacement . 7-103
Liftgate room lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . 7-103
Light bulb position (Front). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-87
Light bulb position (Rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-88
Light bulb position (Side) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-89
Map lamp (Bulb type) bulb replacement . . . . . . . . 7-100
Map lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . . . . . . . . 7-101Rear side marker (Bulb type) bulb replacement . . . 7-96
Rear side marker (LED type) bulb replacement . . . 7-98
Room lamp (Bulb type) bulb replacement. . . . . . . 7-102
Room lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . . . . . . . 7-102
Side repeater lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . 7-100
Stop and tail lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . . 7-98
Stop and tail lamp, Rear turn signal lamp
(Bulb type) bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-94
Tail lamp (inside) (Bulb type) bulb replacement . . . 7-95
Vanity mirror lamp (Bulb type) bulb replacement . 7-101
Lighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-129
Battery saver function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-129
Check headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-135
Daytime Running Light (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-129
Front fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-135
Headlight escort function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-129
High Beam Assist (HBA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-132
High beam operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-131
Lighting control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-130
Turn signals and lane change signals . . . . . . . . . . . 4-134
Luggage volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Maintenance services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Owner maintenance precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Owner’s responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
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